Thompson, King propose 'anti-criminal, pro-Second Amendment' gun control bill

U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Peter King (R-NY) on Friday introduced a bill aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill.

H.R. 4240, the bipartisan Thompson-King background check legislation - officially known as the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017 - expands the existing background check system to cover all commercial firearm sales, including those at gun shows, over the internet or in classified ads, Thompson's office staff said.

Thompson, King propose 'anti-criminal, pro-Second Amendment' gun control bill